March 02, 2009

In Which Luke and I Attempt to Emulate Photographer Hendrik Kerstens and His Daughter Paula

Some months ago I posted photographer Hendrik Kerstens' picture of his daughter Paula wearing a plastic bag on her head:I recently checked his gallery again, to discover that he's since taken more beautiful photos of Paula with things like toilet paper rolls and bubble wrap on her head.

Luke and I loved them. And we were inspired to do some of our own:

Luke with toilet paper on his head.He learned a new vocabulary word today: "solemn."He couldn't keep being "solemn" for long.Luke with a pull-up on his head.Looking soulfully out the window.Luke with cotton batting on his head. Doesn't look quite as painful here.Then again, maybe it is.Luke with a green plastic bag on his head.Luke likes this game. You should try it at home. (Just be careful with stuff like plastic bags.) You can click on any photo to enlarge it or just go to my flickr page where you can also see him with a bath toy, a diaper, a Starbucks bag, a plastic bin, a dish cloth, and a giant teddy bear on his head.

Update: If you do try this at home, why not share your photos with the group?

These are fantastic and hilarious. My son would not pose like that. He used to smile this wonderful smile whenever I took his picture. Now he thinks he needs to scrunch his eyes and nose and say cheese. What do you think Luke will say when he's a teenager and you pull out the pictures of him with a pull-up on his head! Too fun.